Roberts not in the squad.

I would bring in Walters and drop Lisone his fitness is no where near to play SL.

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That’s not gonna happen. Neither is Tet getting dropped. You don’t sign oversea’s players on big salaries to ‘drop’ them after few games. Managers are cleverer than this. Better to try and get more out of them…..

He’s only gonna get match fitness by playing matches. I think he’s getting a lot of unnessary stick, his performance wasn’t as bad as some are making out. Numerous times Hull struggled to get him to ground and he got a quick play of the ball, There’s a decent player when he gets into the swing of things.

We’ve been trying to get more out of Tetevano for almost three years, how long does it take?

I`m not Tetavano`s biggest fan but thought he did ok against Hull playing at prop.
Leeds Rhinos 21-man squad: Richie Myler, David Fusitu'a, Nene MacDonald, Ash Handley, Blake Austin, Aidan Sezer, Kruise Leeming, Zane Tetevano, James Bentley, Rhyse Martin, Cameron Smith, Jarrod O'Connor, Sam Lisone, Derrell Olpherts, Justin Sangare, Tom Holroyd, James McDonnell, Sam Walters, Liam Tindall, James Donaldson, Jack Sinfield.
I reckon Tindall, Donaldson and Sinfield will miss out from the 18 selected with maybe Bentley 18th man.

Tindall was very good for us in our win against Toulouse, sorry I meant he was awful, clearly not up to SL, he needs a full season in the championship to get up to speed...

As you were.

And so it should. Given the massive discrepancy in salary cap and the fact that it took place in OZ, the win against Penrith probably eclipses Wigan's win against Brisbane in the early nineties, as the greatest single performance by an English club side. Just hope we can catch you in celebratory mode on Friday. You do look to have a couple out.

Exactly right. Though of course if by some miracle we do prevail that makes us the lineal world champs

Too right.

Until next week, when Wakefield become World Champions. Eventually it will trickle down to the Leigh Lopards who will almost certainly have a giant celebration and put a gold star on their jerseys.

Should we have a big garish World Champions belt like in boxing that we can pass around?

I hope that olpherts is out of the team with Martin centre handley wing and Bentley Mcdonnell/Tetevano back row and Walters coming in.

I get your point but his fitness is awful and hes a passenger at the moment.He's 2 to 4 weeks off being ready then bring him back then, there's nothing clever about plying an unfit player.

He’s not as unfit as you think and did ok v Hull. You won’t see him looking much different as this is his natural build, and we signed him as he is……

Handley has to play wing.You are the looking at a choice of Fusitua Martin Mcdonnell and Olpherts at centre.

Apart from couple bad drops and lapses of concentration think Olpherts is a big unit and should play wing or centre….

Agree about Walters but it Tet plays back row who would be out starting props?

Holroyd and Lisone

Walters and Sangare on the bench.

But with Bentley fit I don't think that's how well go. But I don't mind Martin at centre TBH. I would go

Myler
Fusitua
Macdonald
Martin
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Holroyd
Oconner
Lisone
Tetevano
Bentley
Smith

Walters
Sangare
Leeming
Roberts/olpherts/Macdonnel

Lisone isnt a starting prop, 10 minutes either side of half time is the best he can manage atm. Keep Tet at prop, might still be poop but playing the best he has for us at prop

Must say I'm unimpressed with what i've seen of Lisone so far... he looks miles off. Not writing him off but when you compare him to Chris Satae at Hull and likes of Paasi, Sironen, Matauitia at Saints he's some way to go to get near their calibre.

I'll give him chance before really judging but I hope we've not another Tetevano situation

I don't think we will have, Tetevano did the double whammy of underperforming and getting banned constantly.

I think we need to give Lisone a few weeks to get up to speed. He's shown a few glimpses IMO

Don’t think Olpherts gets dropped. Might move him in one to centre and let Handley go back to wing. Martins defence is woeful and even more exposed at centre…..

As an aside, got to say I've enjoyed sky's Powell cam return tonight.

A little disappointing to see 3 ex Leeds props causing the return of Powell Cam though.